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Chef Kwame Onwuachi, Salamander Hotels & Resorts Partner With Food & Wine To Celebrate Diversity In Hospitality

Dana GivensFebruary 4, 2021February 4, 2021

by Dana GivensFebruary 4, 2021February 4, 202102138

The celebrity chef partnered with Black-owned Salamander Resorts & Spa to host the Family Reunion event with Food & Wine later this year.

Politics

Vice President Kamala Harris Has Been Quiet, But Behind Closed Doors Her Voice Carries Weight

Derek MajorFebruary 4, 2021February 5, 2021

by Derek MajorFebruary 4, 2021February 5, 202103181

Vice President Kamala Harris hasn't been in the public spotlight much since she was sworn in, but it's because she's busy working to help Americans

News

Rochester Mayor Suspends Police Officers Involved in Pepper-Spraying 9-Year-Old Black Girl

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonFebruary 4, 2021February 4, 2021

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonFebruary 4, 2021February 4, 202101782

Rochester, New York, mayor suspended the police officers involved in the pepper-spraying of a young 9-year-old Black girl

Leadership Women

Rachel Noerdlinger Becomes First Black Woman Partner at PR Firm Mercury

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonFebruary 4, 2021February 5, 2021

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonFebruary 4, 2021February 5, 202101685

Mercury, which is a leading global, bipartisan public strategy firm, has announced that it has promoted Rachel Noerdlinger to partner

Entrepreneurship Health and Wellness Men

This Baltimore Man Created His Own Herbal Tea Brand Inspired By His Son

Dana GivensFebruary 4, 2021February 4, 2021

by Dana GivensFebruary 4, 2021February 4, 202103034

Quentin Vennie is the co-founder of The Greenhouse Tea Co. with his wife, Erin, under their brand, Our Human Home, a tea and design company

COVID-19 Politics

Poll Shows Majority of Republicans In Favor of Biden’s $1400 Stimulus Checks

Derek MajorFebruary 4, 2021February 4, 2021

by Derek MajorFebruary 4, 2021February 4, 202101329

A new poll shows 60% of Republicans support President Joe Biden's proposal to send Americans $1.400 coronavirus stimulus checks.

Leadership

Boys & Girls Clubs of America Hires H Walker as Diversity, Inclusion & Equity Officer

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonFebruary 4, 2021February 4, 2021

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonFebruary 4, 2021February 4, 202101561

Boys & Girls Clubs of America has announced that it has named H Walker as its new diversity, inclusion, and equity officer.

Business Leadership

Merck CEO Kenneth C. Frazier Will Retire as CEO Later This Year, Will Stay on as Executive Chairman

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonFebruary 4, 2021February 4, 2021

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonFebruary 4, 2021February 4, 202102132

Merck has announced that chairman and chief executive officer, Kenneth C. Frazier, will retire as CEO on June 30. Robert M. Davis will succeed him.

News

White Ohio Police Officer Charged With Murder in Shooting Death of an Unarmed Black Man

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonFebruary 4, 2021February 4, 2021

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonFebruary 4, 2021February 4, 202102355

A white Ohio police officer has been charged with murder following the December shooting death of a 47-year-old Black man

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Canada Officially Lists Proud Boys As Terrorist Organization

Derek MajorFebruary 4, 2021

by Derek MajorFebruary 4, 202101627

The Canadian government has designated the far-right organization the Proud Boys and a dozen other extremists groups as terrorists groups Wednesday.